Tue April 8: The Kate Williams Quartet Kate Williams (piano)
Gareth Lockrane (Flute)
Oli Hayhurst (bass)
David Ingamells (drums)
Maddermarket Theatre Bar
Entry £20 / U25s £10
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Pianist / composer Kate Williams has gained a reputation as both a distinctive writer and performer. Each one of her CDs (nine to date) has been released to critical acclaim, and her Four Plus Three ensemble’s album collaboration with singer Georgia Mancio won ‘Album of the Year’ at the 2020 Parliamentary Jazz Awards.

Her current quartet plays a wide range of tunes including those by Emily Remler, Bill Evans and Hank Jones as well as originals by Kate, and we’re excited that this evening’s guest front-liner is acclaimed flautist, composer and arranger Gareth Lockrane.

Kate has early-career links to the city (gaining her undergraduate Music degree at UEA) and long-standing patrons of the club will likely recall Kate’s numerous performances for us at the Red Lion and the Green Man. This will be her first visit to the club since 2014 however, so don’t miss this chance to catch her excellent quartet in action!

Some recent live performances are available to watch here, and you can also hear an example of Kate’s writing for strings in this spellbinding arrangement of Love For Sale from her 'Four Plus Three' album.

"Williams has a quality rare among jazz composers: a musical vocabulary that's all her own" THE OBSERVER ****

Doors 7.30pm / music from 8.30pm

Tickets: £20 / U25s £10 / after 9.30pm £10 Purchase tickets

Maddermarket Theatre Bar, St.John's Alley, Norwich, NR2 1DR. (see location)

About the venue

The Maddermarket Theatre is a charming, historic venue nestling in the Norwich Lanes area of the city. Gigs take place in the ground-floor bar where up to 70 patrons can be accommodated around tables or in small rows of seats. The nearest multi-storey car park is St.Andrew's Car Park a short 2min walk away on Duke Street. A limited amount of parking for blue badge holders can be found on nearby Pottergate.
Sun April 27: Aaron Liddard's 'Nylon Man' Giulia Marelli (vocals)
Aaron Liddard (sax & keys)
Chris Jerome (keys)
Giulio Romano Malaisi (guitar)
Paul Michael (bass)
Eric Young (drums)
Yalm Food Court
Entry £18 (inc booking fee)
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This evening we're excited to feature Aaron Liddard as he returns to Norwich with his critically-acclaimed 'Nylon Man' project.

Named after the three cities that most influenced Aaron (New York, London and Manchester) the 2022 album - "roughly 12 years in the making" - brought together a cast of 42 musicians from a diversity of genres and styles, including vocalist Carleen Anderson, violinist Omar Puente, trumpeter Yelfris Valdes and saxophonist / guitarist Harry Greene.

Performed this evening by Aaron's regular sextet, their newly-expanded set could be said to be genre-defying, but fuses funk, soul, Cuban and Brazilian styles with an over-arching jazz sensibility. Wherever they play, the band's seductive grooves and feel-good vibe never fail to enthrall their audience who are soon singing and clapping along.

“A Michael Brecker-like power and intensity... a highly uplifting experience” - Ian Mann, THE JAZZ MANN

“Liddard has a particularly broad and all-encompassing vision of music” - Dan Paton, LONDON JAZZ NEWS

Doors 6pm / Music from 7.30pm-10pm

Admission £18 (inc booking fee) Purchase tickets

About the venue

Established on the extensively redeveloped site of the former Jamie’s Italian, Yalm has revitalised the historic space in The Royal Arcade, using it as an opportunity to showcase Norfolk’s finest food producers in a relaxed setting. Find out more about the exciting and diverse menu here.

23–24 Royal Arcade, Castle Street, Norwich NR2 1NQ (see location)

How to book

Make your reservation by purchasing a ticket which covers admission to the event. There's no set menu, so on the night simply choose where you'd like to sit and food and drinks orders can be paid for during the evening. We're sure you'll want to sample the exciting menu, or otherwise just grab a drink and enjoy the music!